HTML | caption Tag

The caption Tag is used to specify the caption of a table. This tag will be inserted just after the <table> tag. Only one caption can be specified for one table. It is by default aligned to center.

Below is the attribute that is used to align the caption.

<caption align = "value" > </caption>

where value can be:

  • left: Used to align the caption to the left of the table.
  • center: Used to align the caption at the top-center of the table.
  • right: Used to align the caption to the right of the table.

Below programs illustrate the <caption> tag in HTML:

Example-1: Adding a caption to the table i.e. by default aligned to the center.



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<!-- HTML code to show the working of caption tag -->
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <style> 
        table, 
        th, 
        td { 
            border: 1px solid black; 
        } 
        #GFG {
            font-size:25px;
            color:green;
        }
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1 style="color:green;font-size:35px;"> 
    GeeksForGeeks 
    </h1> 
    <h2>HTML <Caption> Tag</h2> 
      
    <table> 
        <!-- Adding caption to the table -->
        <caption id="GFG">Students</caption> 
        <tr> 
            <th>Firstname</th> 
            <th>Lastname</th> 
            <th>Age</th> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Priya</td> 
            <td>Sharma</td> 
            <td>24</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Arun</td> 
            <td>Singh</td> 
            <td>32</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
            <td>Sam</td> 
            <td>Watson</td> 
            <td>41</td> 
        </tr> 
    </table> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

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Example-2: Adding a caption to the table and adding align attribute to it to align the caption to the left/right.











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<!-- HTML code to show the working of caption tag -->


<!DOCTYPE html>  


<html>  


  


<head>  


    <style>  


        table,  


        th,  


        td {  


            border: 1px solid black;  


        }  


        #GFG { 


            font-size:25px; 


            color:green; 


        } 


    </style>  


</head>  


  


<body>  


    <h1 style="color:green;font-size:35px;">  


    GeeksForGeeks  


    </h1>  


    <h2>HTML <Caption> Tag</h2>  


      


    <table>  


        <!-- Adding caption to the table  


            and aligning it to the left-->


        <caption id="GFG" align = "left" >Students</caption>  


        <tr>  


            <th>Firstname</th>  


            <th>Lastname</th>  


            <th>Age</th>  


        </tr>  


        <tr>  


            <td>Priya</td>  


            <td>Sharma</td>  


            <td>24</td>  


        </tr>  


        <tr>  


            <td>Arun</td>  


            <td>Singh</td>  


            <td>32</td>  


        </tr>  


        <tr>  


            <td>Sam</td>  


            <td>Watson</td>  


            <td>41</td>  


        </tr>  


    </table>  


</body>  


  


</html>  



















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Supported Browsers:  The browser supported by  HTML Caption Tag are listed below:


    

  • Google Chrome
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  • Internet Explorer
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  • Firefox
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  • Opera
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  • Safari
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